Assassination of Romania's Calinescu Shocks Bucharest
Premier Armand Calinescu was shot by masked men believed to be Iron Guard followers. Troops were mobilized to prevent a coup as police seized the radio station and eight suspects were arrested. The killing comes amid German and Russian troop moves toward Romania and ongoing political turmoil.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Bucharest
Copenhagen
Armand Calinescu
Calinescu
Romania
Poland
Rumania
Russia
Iron Guard
Carol
Germany
Britain
France
Vilis
Budapest
Belgrade
Royal Palace
F Calinescu
Miron Cristea
Rumapian
Cheren
Calinescu Assassination Deepens Romania’s Turmoil
The Romanian Premier Calinescu was killed in Bucharest this afternoon, removing a strong defender of Romania’s independence in the European conflict. The assassination raises fears of outside intervention as Romania remains tense after the German invasion of Poland and Russia’s occupation of eastern Poland.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Calinescu
Bucharest
Carol
Rumania
Alout
Poland
Russia
British Planes Rescue Ship Crew After Sinking
The British government said two Royal Air Force flying patrol boats rescued 34 crew members from the steamship Kensington Court after an attack by a submarine in the Atlantic. The rescue, at sea, marked the first time an entire ship’s crew was saved by flying boats. The Kensington Court, a 4,863 ton vessel, sank shortly after lifeboat evacuations began.
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Royal Air Force
Kensington Court
Ministry of Information
Atlantic Ocean
The
Court Line
Bushfield Sees Midwest Against Neutrality Shift
Governor Harlan J. Bushfield of South Dakota urges opposition to any change in the neutrality law. He cites Midwestern resistance, especially in his state, arguing wartime involvement would follow opening the doors to Europe. He predicts a Republican tide next year amid bumper crops and markets flooded with imports.
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Bushfield
Midwest
Los Angeles
Harlan J. Bushfield
South Dakota
Middle West
South America
Canada
Britain Reports German Reply to Ultimatum
London prints a British white paper detailing Germanys refusal to meet Britains September 3 demands. The German reply vows to respond to any English aggression with equivalent force and blames Mussolini for failing to avert war, stating Britain bears responsibility for the resulting unhappiness.
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Britain
Germany
London
England
Mussolini
Cig
Nazi Army Chief Leaves Far West Front As Polish Resistance Shrinks
Berlin dispatch reports four Polish resistance centers remained with Warsaw as the besieged capital, while Gen Walther von Brauchitsch departed to command western front operations. Warsaw radio went silent amid heavy German bombardment and air raids, with casualties among civilians.
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Poland
Warsaw
Alvin J. Steinkopf
Berlin
Army High Command
Walther von Brauchitsch
Great Britain
France
Budapest
Hadio
Swedish Artillery Practice May Explain Cannonading
Swedish artillery units were reported practicing on a low island south of Eros Church, offering a possible explanation for the heavy cannonading heard by fishermen along Jutland’s east coast. Some residents doubted the link, noting the sounds resembled World War I naval gunfire. Nearby German naval vessels were also spotted in Kattegat waters.
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Denmark
Eros Church
Jutland
Kattegat
Sweden
of Demet
Bishop Roberts To Conduct Service Here On Sunday
The Rt. Rev. W. Blair Roberts of Sioux Falls will preside at Grace Episcopal Church in Huron on Sunday September 24 conducting a single 11 o’clock service. The parish has no rector since May 1 when Rev. John W. Smith left for Willmar Minnesota. Episcopal convocation is in Mitchell September 19 20 and 21 with Bishop Roberts presiding. Local attendees include Fred Shaw Karl Lampe Mrs Walter Bonnemann and Miss Marie Lampe. The church school meets at 9 45 and the bishop will address the children.
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W. Blair Roberts
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Huron
Grace Episcopal Church
John W. Smith
Willmar
Minn
Episcopal Church In
Mitchell
Bishop Roberts
Fred Shaw
Karl Lampe
Walter Bonnemann
Marie Lampe
Reports Of Bremen Capture By British Gain Prevalence
London reports that the liner Bremen once again possibly captured by the Royal Navy and escorted to a British port, with Berlin noting a third report from a neutral source. Bremen sailed from New York August 30 and has been missing since the German army's advance into Poland.
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London
Bremen
Germany
Royal Navy
Berlin
Murmansk
Arctic Ocean
Jquie British Press Association
New York
Poland
Swift Movement Of French Troops Point To Action
Bulletin from Paris notes Premier Daladier pledge to aid Poland until Nazi domination ends. Swiss observers report French British command ready to strike at the Siegfried line as German batteries pound lines of communication. Night raids, sappers and air battles mark a tense prelude to a possible major offensive with French and German forces maneuvering near Blies and Nied Creeks and along the See.
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Daladier
Franca
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Basel
Switzerland
Siegmedine
Siegfried Line
No Man’s Land
No-Man’s-Land
Blies
Nied
Saur
Bruecken
Il Popolo urges foes to accept Mussolini offer on war end
Il Popolo d Italia calls Hitler’s adversaries to accept a proposed limit on Germany’s expansion to end the European war. It warns that continued fighting could make statesmen refugees of war and cites figures like Haile Selassie, Eduard Benes, Juan Negrin, and Josef Beck. Italy prepares for further action amid ominous notes about riverfront conversations and potential moves along the Seine and Thames.
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Hitler
Richard G. Maslock
Rome
Mussolini
Il Popolo d'Italia
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Tl Duce
TL Popolo
Baile Selassie
Ethiopia
Eduard Benes
Czecho- Slovakia
Juan Negrin
Spain
Josef Beck
Poland
Italy
Hi Popolo
Vistula
Pruth
Danube
Roman
Seine
Evening Huronite Announces New Subscription Rates
Announcement effective October 7 1939 sets 20 cents weekly in advance by carrier and 6.00 yearly by mail in Huron city.Readers may subscribe at the office through October 6. The change mirrors moves by similar papers nationwide.
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Huronite
Huron
Evening
Pet
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Roosevelt asks Congress to repeal arms embargo provisions
President Roosevelt told Congress he seeks repeal of the neutrality embargo to keep America out of war. He urged nonpartisan ship safety, cash and carry, and targeted safeguards while leaving policy choices to lawmakers amid a crisis era.
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Congress
America
Hull
War Profit Tax Urged as Peace Instrument
Senator Connally said he would seek action on a war profits tax at the special session, calling it one of the best methods for insuring peace and strengthening national defense. An American-sponsored conference of neutral nations to end the war was urged by the Methodist Church commission on world peace in Evanston Illinois. The American Legion’s National Commander urged preserving the present neutrality law as long as it keeps the nation neutral. A federal economist projected 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 unemployed could find work by January if foreign orders surge and private investment expands. more may rejoin the ranks in spring.
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Roosevelt
Congress
United States
America
Europe
Connally
Texas
Evanston, HI
The
Methodist Church
General Conference Commission On
Chicago
Stephen F. Chadwick
American Legion
Stepson Held For Murder In Hutchinson County
ALEXANDRIA Sept. 21 Henry Roth 32 a Hutchinson County farmer is jailed in Hanson County custody charged with killing his stepfather George Roth 66 of Bridgewater. A coroner's jury at a Mitchell hospital found death from a blow to the head with a grease gun after a Thursday altercation on the stepson's Hanson County farm over financial trouble. Deputy Ralph Campbell said the fight led to the fatal blow and the arrest followed.
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Henry Roth
Hutchinson County
Alexandria
Hanson County
George Roth
Bridgewater
Hanson
Mitchell Hospital
Roth
Foree
Failure In Aid Of Poland Outlined By Halifax
London Sept 21 Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax declared that Britain must not undertake any action that does not directly contribute to victory in the European war He lamented Poland’s failure to receive direct help and stressed keeping focus on the war’s main objective despite recent setbacks.
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London
Lord Halifax
Poland
Lords
Burgin
Creaion
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